Units from the Henrico Division of Fire, including the division’s Hazmat team, have contained a discharge of ammonia vapor Continue reading Ammonia discharge contained at water treatment facility
City has notified Public Utilities that it’s able to serve county customers Continue reading Henrico initiates reconnection to Richmond water system
As planned, the Department of Public Utilities disconnected from the city’s system shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday to allow the city repairs to occur during overnight hours when system use is low. Throughout the night, customers in areas of eastern Henrico were served with water from the county’s reserve tanks. Public Utilities will follow the same process late tonight, allowing city crews to resume work to repair the water main that broke Thursday evening. Continue reading Henrico to reconnect to city’s system as water main repairs pause for the day
Richmond announced today that crews will begin to repair the water main at Seventh and Canal streets at 10 p.m. Sunday. The work is expected to be completed in the early morning hours of Monday. Previously, the repairs were expected to start late Monday. The work is timed to occur when water use is low across the system. A station that receives water from the city and serves areas of eastern Henrico will temporarily be offline. Continue reading ‘We’ll be ready’; Henrico welcomes Richmond’s faster timeline for water main repairs
Henrico County customers should be seeing consistent water pressure, although it may remain slightly lower than normal, as water flows from Richmond have strengthened and the city prepares to fix a broken water main that occurred Thursday on Canal Street in downtown.
Residents are encouraged to call the Henrico Department of Public Utilities at 804-501-5025 (weekends/after hours) if they notice any unusual water conditions. Continue reading Henrico water pressure continues to stabilize as Richmond flows strengthen
Henrico customers may experience lower-than-normal water pressure as crews work to address the impacts of a water main break on Canal Street. Customers are encouraged to limit water use when possible. Henrico has opened a drive-thru water distribution site at Best Plaza, 1400 Best Plaza Drive. A distribution site at Harvie Elementary School, 3401 Harvie Road, will open Saturday. Residents may pick up bottled water – one case per car – daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Continue reading Henrico’s water remains safe, stable following Richmond water main break
“By successfully routing water from our Water Treatment Facility in western Henrico to our system of six tanks in the east end, we’ve ensured that these reserves are fully restored and able to meet the needs of our residents and other customers, as needed, for at least 24 to 48 hours,” said Bentley Chan, director of the Henrico Department of Public Utilities. Continue reading Henrico replenishes east end water reserves overnight as Richmond continues to ramp up production
Unlike areas of Richmond, Henrico is not under a boil water advisory. Officials remain hopeful that an advisory will not be needed in the county. Continue reading Henrico opens emergency operations center amid Richmond’s water system challenges
Henrico closed valves to temporarily disconnect from the city’s distribution system at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday. That occurred after city officials reported just before 12:30 a.m. that a majority of the city’s filters had been clogged by excessive sediment in the James River. At the city’s request, Henrico reduced the amount of water that it was drawing from the city’s system.
Water pressure is normal throughout Henrico’s system. County customers who usually receive their water from the city are currently being served with water held in the county’s reserve tanks. Continue reading Henrico’s water system remains stable
County officials learned from state agencies late Sunday that unknown amounts of additional fluoride were introduced to the city’s drinking water last Wednesday. Henrico is working with state agencies, the city and other localities to more fully understand what occurred and how water customers throughout the region may have been impacted. Continue reading Statement from Henrico County on Richmond’s water plant operations
Henrico County is making water available to residents and declaring a state of local emergency to enhance its response to issues of limited water pressure in communities east of Interstate 95. Continue reading Henrico providing water to residents, declaring local emergency to aid response to water pressure issues
Facility formally named in honor of retired County Manager Virgil Hazelett
Henrico has accepted responsibility for the operations of Cobbs Creek Reservoir, following a declaration Friday that construction has reached “substantial completion,” a key milestone in a 22-year project to secure the county’s long-term water needs.
Continue reading Henrico accepts operational control of Cobbs Creek Reservoir
To protect public health during the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, the public utilities agencies for the counties of Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico and Powhatan and the City of Richmond have agreed to immediately suspend any disconnection of water and sewer service for late or nonpayment. Continue reading Localities to suspend water, sewer service disconnections due to coronavirus
With recent rainfall increasing water levels in the James River, Henrico County is joining the city of Richmond and Chesterfield, Goochland, Hanover and Powhatan counties to lift voluntary water conservation measures, effective immediately Continue reading Voluntary water conservation to end Nov. 9
Voluntary water conservation measures effective Tuesday, Oct. 10. Continue reading Residents asked to observe voluntary water conservation measures beginning Oct. 10
Henrico County is continuing to test water quality and is taking other precautionary measures to protect its drinking water supply following Wednesday’s crude oil spill into the James River after […] Continue reading Henrico temporarily shuts down intake pumps overnight; no oil detected
Henrico County continues to monitor Wednesday’s crude oil spill into the James River following a CSX train derailment in Lynchburg and is taking a number of precautionary measures to protect […] Continue reading Henrico commits multiple resources to effort monitoring oil spill in James River
Henrico County is taking precautionary measures to protect its water supply in response to a CSX train derailment in Lynchburg today that is spilling crude oil into the James River. […] Continue reading Henrico officials monitoring oil spill, taking precautionary steps